Miner&#39;s candlestick.



D. B. BEATON.

MINBRS OANDLESTICK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1908.

Patented Jul 26, 1910.

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D. B. BEATON.

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Patented July 26,1910.

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SATES MINER/S CANDLESTICK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 2, 1908.

Patented J uly 26, 1910. Serial No. 424,719.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL B. BEATON, of Cottonwood, in the Province ofBritish Columbia, Dominion of Canada, have in vented certain new anduseful Improvements in Miners Candlesticks, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of the present invention is to provide a miners candlestickwhich shall not only be capable of holding a lighted candle, but mayalso carry matches in a damp-proof pocket, a knife, a screw-driver, anda combination pliers, wire and fuse cutter, nippers, and powder punch orrammer; and will be capable of being hung from a nail or from projectingknobs andcrevices of a rock, or of being fastened to the side of awooden beam or post.

Of the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of acandlestick and combination tool embodying my invention. Fig. 2represents a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents a rearelevation. Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a combined knife andscrew-driver capable of being carried and used with my invention. Fig. 5represents a cross-section of the candlestick. Fig. 6 represents anelevation of the combined pliers, wire cutter, crimper and powder punch.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

The device consists of a main frame a having a horseshoe shape andformed at its highest point with an ear Z) and an eye 0 by which it maybe hung upon a nail. On the front of the frame is formed a candlesocketZ having separable covers 6 and f at top and bottom to permit readyinsertion of the candle. The covers are normally kept closed by springsg and 7b, the former of which holds the top cover against the side of acandle when one is in place, and causes the cover to snap down andextinguish the candle when it has been consumed. On the rear of theframe are spikes and hooks by which the candlestick may be held. Thehooks c and j are near the upper end of the frame and are adapted to behung over projecting excrescences or ledges of rock, while near thelower end of the frameare spikes 7c and Z. At the center of the frame isa third spike m. These spikes are adapted to be forced into crevices inrock or into wooden beams so as to support the candlestick wherever maybe most convenient. All of the supporting devices are hinged to theframe so that they can be turned fiat against it in order totake up aslittle space as pos sible. Also mounted upon the front face of thecandlestick frame and beside the socket (Z, is a receptacle n to receivematches. This match-box has a cover 0 closed by a spring 7), whilebetween the cover and top edges of the box is a rubber gasket Q toexclude moisture. A second box 1 on the opposite side of thecandle-socketfrom the match-box is provided to hold tools or implementssuitable for miners use, such as a combined knife and screw-driver s.The latter, as appears from Fig. 4, has a knife blade 8 and ascrew-driver blade 8 both of which may be closed into the handle likethe blades of an ordinary pocket knife. The box r is closed by aspringcover t.

Back of the candle-socket is a space a in the frame for receivinganother tool, such as the tool shown in Fig. 6. This combination toolhas a pair of plier jaws o e which are connected by a pivot w and whichare extended on the other side of the pivot to form handles. On the awsare formed wire-cutting edges m and 00. On the 0ppo site side of thepivot from the plier jaws is formed a fuse cutter and splitter y and acrimper for clamping a cap upon the end of a fuse. This crimper consistsof semi-circular recesses z and 2 formed in the adjacent ar'ms of thetool and having a, narrow inwardly-projecting flange 2 The arms of thetool are extended to form handles, and one of them, 3 is formed straightso as to serve as a punch or rammer for tamping powder for a blastaround the end of a fuse.

The device as a whole is very compact, and occupies a relatively smallspace, while the spikes and hooks enable the candle to be hung at anypoint where a light is needed, and the variety of tools connected withthe devicecontain all those necessary for preparing a blast.

I claim 2- 1. A miners candlestick, consisting of a frame adapted tooccupy a substantially vertical position when in use, a plurality ofsockets on one side thereof, and a plurality of spikes on the other sidethereof, said frame having a recess or socket in its interior betweenthe sockets and spikes for the reception of a tool.

2. A miners candlestick, consisting of a horseshoe-shaped frame adaptedto occupy an approximately vertical position when in use, said framehaving a thickened web extending across the central part thereof, whichis slotted parallel to the plane of the frame to provide a socket forreceiving a tool, a candle socket, a match socket, and a tool socketunited to the front side of said web, and hooks and spikes pivoted tothe rear side of the web.

3. A miners candlestick, consisting of a horseshoe-shaped frame adaptedto occupy an approximately vertical position when in use, said framehaving a web extending horizontally across the central part thereof,hooks pivoted to the upper rear edge of said web, spikes pivoted to theweb near its lower rear edge, and sockets to hold a candle, matches andimplements formed integrally upon the front side of the web.

4:. A miners candlestick, consisting of a frame adapted to occupy anapproximately vertical position when in use, said frame having a webextending horizontally across the central part thereof, a hook pivotedto the upper rear edge of said web, a spike pivoted centrally to therear surface of the web, and a candle socket united rigidly to the frontof the web, said socket having a cover arranged to close when the candleis burned away.

5. A miners candlestick consisting of a frame adapted to occupy asubstantially vertical position in use, having an eye at its highestpoint whereby it may be hung from a nail, a candle-socket on the frontof the frame, a spike centrally secured to the back of the frame, andhooks attached to the upper part of the frame, said spike and hooksbeing hinged to permit them to be closed against the frame.

6. A niiners candlestick consisting of a frame having a recess betweenits front and rear surfaces adapted to receive a combination tool, aspike hinged to the rear' of the frame, and a candle-socket secured tothe front of the frame.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

DANIEL B. BEATON. Vitnesses A. J. HARPER, JOHN PoMERoY.

